(The online newspaper): The EU decided last year that all mobile batteries – and all other batteries – must be better and easier to replace. Now the EU is coming up with new requirements – and now it applies to chargers. A number of electronic products will now be equipped with one type of charger: USB-C. The requirement comes into force on 7 December 2024. This is reported by the National Communications Authority (Nkom).
This means that all this equipment gets the same charger:
- Mobile phones, tablets and e-readers
- Digital cameras
- Video game consoles
- Headphones (headphones and earphones)
- Portable speakers
- Wireless mice and wireless keyboards
- Portable navigation systems
Laptops will get the same requirement from April 7, 2026.
Apple didn’t budge
According to the British state channel BBC, Apple should not have been enthusiastic about this charger revolution.
– Strict regulations on such equipment limit innovation rather than encourage it, a representative from Apple is said to have told the BBC.
But they have already started supplying mobile phones with this charger.
But the electronics chain Power is satisfied.
– Power is positive about the proposal and it’s great that the cables can be used interchangeably. Good for the consumer and not least good for the environment, says marketing manager Elizabeth Gill at Power to Nettavisen.
This is also the opinion of Nkom, which is responsible for creating the regulations for the new directive and checking that the products sold meet the requirements
– This is an important contribution to reducing the amount of electrical waste and to reducing the consumption of raw materials and CO2 emissions. This is an example of how changing regulations creates benefits for both consumers and the environment without compromising the benefits we get from the products, says section manager Frode Målen at Nkom via the company’s website.
2024-01-17 02:50:00
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